Branson actually has four space-focused companies now. Sir Richard Branson's current rank on RichTopia's list of the most influential British entrepreneurs. Branson attributes his success to luck, speed, and hard work that included nights and weekends. His books and biographies cite his daredevil ideas, originality, willingness to buck norms, and persistence. Branson never allowed inexperience to discourage him from being a dynamic and daring entrepreneur.
In fact, he named his company Virgin because he and his employees were all new to the business. His extraordinary service to his employees and clients rated him as the United Kingdom's celebrity dream boss in an opinion poll by Cancer Research U. Virgin Group. Rockefeller, Des Dearlove. Wiley, Anna Grandori and Gaillard Giordani. Routledge, Shirley Raye Redmond. Cengage Learning, Richard Branson. Chicago Tribune. Space News. Virgin Galactic. Popular Mechanics. Virgin Unite. Cancer Research UK.
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We aspire to change business for good. Our timeline. Branson sued BA for libel. BA settled out of court when its lawyers discovered the lengths to which the company went to try to kill off Virgin, and was forced to pay substantial damages.
In , Branson was busy assembling the Virgin Media group that today competes with BT and Sky for entertainment, phone and broadband customers. The formation of Virgin Media is a classic Branson business venture: he owns a tiny stake in the business that is listed on the Nasdaq exchange in New York, but derives tens of millions by licensing the brand name.
He is not on the Virgin Media board and the company is run by chief executive Neil Berkett. Branson has also had his fair share of flops. He has never been a friend of the City. The relationship soured in the late s when he listed his Virgin music business on the stock market, and the share price bombed.
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